Nicky Hayden Remembered with Garden in Misano

Nicky Hayden may have left us, but he is not forgotten, and now the World Champion will have a permanent memorial in Misano, Italy, as the city pays tribute to the American rider as well.

Accordingly, the Council of Misano is planning to create the “Giardino Nicky Hayden”, which will be a garden near the intersection where Hayden’s fateful crash occurred, not far from the Misano World Circuit, at corner of via Ca’ Raffaelli and via Tavoleto.

The memorial garden will be built by Denis Pazzaglini, friend and former mechanic to Hayden, during his time in the Repsol Honda MotoGP team.

The garden is expected to open later this year on May 22nd, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of losing Hayden during his bicycling incident involving another vehicle.

“The installation will take the name of ‘Giardino Nicky Hayden,'” said Misano Mayor Stefano Giannini. “The Council of Misano immediately decided to accept the request received from Nicky’s friends.”

“The young American rider had found a point of reference in Misano and Denis Pazzaglini, a mechanic at the time when Hayden was involved in MotoGP, soon turned into a close friend.”

“Fate kept the two men together up to a few hours before the tragic accident, and to be together to ride on the roads of Misano.”